Harrison Barnes and the McDermotts

Harrison Barnes was one of the top high school players in the country in Iowa, and he was a big-time recruit before going to UNC. In high school, he played with another future pro, Doug McDermott who played for his dad, Greg, at Creighton before going to the NBA.

Coach Greg McDermott said that he attributes a lot of his son's success to Harrison Barnes. Coach McDermott said that Harrison worked harder than any other high school player that he had seen at skill development. Harrison didn't have a drivers license in high school, so Doug was his ride. Doug got to spend a lot of time with Harrison and he embraced the work ethic that Harrison had.

They would get up and go run at the track at 5:30 in the morning, and Harrison would be running with parachutes. When Harrison was in the gym, In high school, Harrison Barnes would be in the gym working on one ball-handling skill, just one move, and he would do it over, and over, and over again for 40 minutes - just the same thing.

Obviously, his success speaks for itself. He made himself into one of the best high school players in the country, and he has carried that over to the NBA.